12 Philly Punks See 1 Soldier Wearing Army Jacket, Brutally Beat Him for No Reason

A U.S. Army soldier’s future career in the military remains uncertain as he attempts to heal from a devastating beating he received at the hands of an angry mob while home with his mother for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

According to the Philly Voice, 19-year-old Austin Freni had accompanied his mother and girlfriend to the Mummers Parade on New Year’s Day, but was assaulted by a group of about a dozen men afterwards who apparently took issue with Freni’s army jacket.

Freni was listed in good condition at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Center City, but he had long road of recovery ahead of him.

Words were exchanged between the group and Freni, when suddenly one of the men in the group struck the young soldier, prompting the rest of the group to join in on the savage beating.

“Me and his girlfriend tried pulling them off and they hit us. We got hit in the face. She got thrown in the street,” recounted Lori. “He’s got to get plates put in his jaw, and his mouth will be wired shut for the next eight weeks.”

According to NJ.com, police were investigating the incident that left the New Jersey native in the hospital for up to eight weeks with a broken jaw and other severe facial injuries.

The police admitted that they don’t have much to go on, and were asking for the public’s assistance in helping them find the perpetrators of the assault. They did seem to indicate that they had surveillance camera footage of the attack, which was currently under review in an effort to identify the assailants.

We can only hope and pray that whoever felt the need to severely beat a young man in front of his mother and girlfriend because of the military jacket he was wearing is quickly caught and held to account for their despicable criminal actions.

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